[mythtv-users] Can watch TV through mplayer but not mythtv

[mojo]

i think myth wants to use -vo xv (X video extensions) no matter what you 
do.  so.. fix xv extensions in Xfree and try it maybe...?



Ellen Spertus wrote:
> I've been following Jarod's directions for setting up a PVR-[23]50
> system (http://pvrhw.goldfish.org/tiki-pagae.php?pageName=rh9pvr250). 
> I've nominally finished the installation but appear to have some
> configuration problems.  I can watch TV through mplayer at the shell but
> not through mythtv.
> 
> Details:
> 
> 1. I can watch TV through "mplayer /dev/video0".  My
> "/etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf" contains "vo=dga".  
> 
> 2. I have configured my capture card within mythtv as described. 
> Specifically, under "Capture Cards", I have specified /dev/video0 with
> Default Input "tuner" and card type "Hardware MPEG Encoder Card".
> 
> 3. Under "Input Connections", I enabled /dev/video0 (Tuner0 -> cable)
> where "cable" was defined under "Video Sources".
> 
> 4. When I start "mythbackend", I get the following message:
> 
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 0
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 1
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 2
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 3
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Tuner 0
> Probed: /dev/video0 - Composite 4
> Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 0
> Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 1
> Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 2
> Probed: /dev/video0 - S-Video 3
> 
> 5. When I "Watch TV" through mythfrontend, the picture is messed up,
> similar to what happens if I run mplayer from the shell without
> specifying vo, which leads me to ask...
> 
> How do I tell mythtv to give mplayer the argument "vo=dga"?  I specified
> it under "Video Settings", but it's not clear to me that's used for live
> TV.  Does mythtv use /etc/mplayer/mplayer.conf?
> 
> I would be most grateful for any advice.
> 
> Ellen
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